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WBCN GONE ONE YEAR

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Hard to believe "The Rock of Boston" 104.1 WBCN left the airways one year ago next week. Someone brought up the Sports Hub and how sports radio has changed in the Hub in the past year. But how has the rock radio landscape changed since WBCN's demise? How has it affected other stations?
 
I'm not sure this has to do with BCN's demise but before it went under I listened to rock radio on a regular basis...scan between aaf, bcn, fnx, bos etc. but since it's gone I barely listen to any rock station outside of ZLX...to me it just felt like rock died that day
 
MRBIboredop said:
it's not gone, it just moved to Sam Koppers basement, a mono HD-3 broadcast, and a webstream
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With all due respect to Sam, and the others keeping it alive as best they can....it's still "gone" as far as we all knew it.

Of course, you could argue it was "gone" years before it actually left the traditional airwaves.
 
TravisWMLN said:
I'm not sure this has to do with BCN's demise but before it went under I listened to rock radio on a regular basis...scan between aaf, bcn, fnx, bos etc. but since it's gone I barely listen to any rock station outside of ZLX...to me it just felt like rock died that day
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I've had pretty much the same experience. None of the remaining rock stations in Boston are worth listening to in my opinion. I do like the music on 92.5 and WERS, but that's not really rock radio. FNX isn't too bad but it's not really my thing.

Even though BCN had become just an empty shell of what it used to be, it still left a large hole in the dial when they killed it. Hard to believe it's already been a year.

I find myself becoming more and more reliant on my mp3 player these days when it comes to listening to music on my commute.
 
The station ended around Aug 11 or 12 of last yr, with Sports Hub debuting on Aug 13 IIRC.
I heard and recorded (not sure if I still have it) the last 20 min or so of WBCN (Bradley Jay on air)
while in Jackson MS, using my Netbook. I remembered of course that I was in the Central
Time Zone so I tuned in around 10:40 CT, with the station ending shortly after 11 pm CT.
 
WBOS has gone more mainstream Rock wise, but what they are doing now, sounds like a format change might in store very shortly. Now I am not saying that is going to happen, just speculating is all.
 
Since WBCN went off the air, these are the observations I've made about area "rock" stations:

88.9 WERS: Pretty much stayed the course.
91.9 WUMB: Becoming a folky-triple A fueled by NPR music and Boston-area DJs. I wish they had a better signal.
92.5 WXRV: Seems to be adding more newer music to their mix
92.9 WBOS: Still mostly an alternative hits jukebox, but throws in the occasional Bon Jovi, Ozzy, AC/DC, or Aerosmith track for color. Also seemed to drift a tiny bit into Hot AC territory.
100.7 WZLX: Seemed to stay the course, although they've adopted the late WBCN's Nocturnal Emissions
101.7 WFNX: At the time WBCN went off the air, FNX was dabbling into hipster-friendly classic rock fare, while mixing in the occasional ****-rock song from Shinedown or Finger Eleven. They've since drifted back to truer alternative/indie, although they are quite repetitive.
105.7 WROR: Stayed the same.

As I said, just some of my observations.

Jacko
 
Yes, it was a year ago that the world ended and Mass. fell into the ocean. Small colonies of one-celled animals are sprouting up here and there, but it will be eons before Boston radio is ever the same. Pity.
 
thetheo said:
Of course, you could argue it was "gone" years before it actually left the traditional airwaves.
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Exactly. WBCN died YEARS AND YEARS ago. This anniversary means nothing.
 
Freeform BCN on WZLX -HD3 and in stereo on the web keeps the spirit of the old BCN alive. And for those who care WBZ- HD2 keeps the more recent BCN programming alive.
 
It was a sad day....but rock radio in Boston dyed long before.
WBCN for many years (late 70's-mid-eighties) served as one of my musical tutor's.
I got turned onto much great music...had many a laugh with D.I.G.....listened to the "Big Matress" daily.
Like many things we are left with today....much is lacking/not the same....radio, buying music/records....it's just more white washing of America.
 
.........Still wished that WBCN survived, And that WZLX went on. And returned `BCN to a classic/current rock format.
 
FPB said:
thetheo said:
Of course, you could argue it was "gone" years before it actually left the traditional airwaves.
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Exactly. WBCN died YEARS AND YEARS ago. This anniversary means nothing.
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Bingo. I'm probably more extreme in this regard than most people and suggest the spiral downward began around the time of the strike.
 
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